- Published by
- Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, American, 1852 - 1922
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Date
- ca. 1879
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, glass
- Dimensions
- frame: 14 15/16 x 16 13/16 x 1 1/8 in. (37.9 x 42.7 x 2.9 cm)
- H x W (object in frame): 7 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (19.1 x 25.2 cm)
- Description
- A lithographic print of Frederick Douglass. The print is hand colored. Douglass is sitting at a desk and reading a newspaper. His right leg is crossed over his left and he is looking to his right. At the bottom underneath the image is “No. 7.—Our Artistic Correspondent interviewing Frederick Douglass in the District Marshal’s (sic) Office, Washington, D.C..” and “Illustrated Interviews with Eminent Public Men on Leading Topics of the Day.—see Page 258, 1879." The print is matted and framed.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Type
- lithographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.